Copper Exports From Japan at 3-Year High as Local Demand Falls
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Copper exports surged 27 percent last year to the highest level since 2009 amid a decline in domestic demand as users from Sony Corp. to Toyota Motor Corp. increased production overseas.
Shipments climbed to 512,277 metric tons from 402,114 tons in 2011 and compared with a record 589,260 tons in 2009, according to finance ministry data today.